Monday, November 07, 2005




My David Teo Fault!!!!!!!!!!! 

Asy & Me 

Presentation Day ( Me , Hui Ying & Asy) 

Arrival .... Dressed in our Class T-Shirt 

Last View Of Ho Chi Ming City 

Day 6


After last minute shopping at Ben Thanh Market, we proceeded back to our Hotel...4 of us , Dennis , Tieh Min , Hui Ying and Me...


So we were bargining price with the taxi drivers cause apprantly they overcharge tourist and dun run on meters.. only cabs which are ordered for us at our hotel ran on the meters and the rest didn't.So.. was walking around when.. this group of Cyclo riders... offered us 15000 dong for all 4 of us... which is about the same price if we had hired a cab.. so why not?


We hopped into the Cyclo and metres away from the Hotel.. they signalled to stop... & gestured to us that they can't park there...so Tieh Min Paid first... and gave 100 000 Dong expecting the change back.


THEN


The freaking cyclo rider asked for more.. and said not ENOUGGHHHHHH


150 000 dong not 100 000 dong


We were shocked and suprised cause we thought that we had already settled on the price earlier at the market. They Then they tried to snatch the money in a very rude and offensive way from Dennis's poach and reluctantly, Dennis handed over the $5 Singapore dollar....and they still said not enough.. then we just kept telling them we had no more money and they left.... WE HAD BEEN CHEATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



OMG $%(&#&%&$(_#$)



ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh


Went back to the hotel lobby and report this incident to the counter.. but they said nothing could be done and that if we had alighted at the hotel maybe something like that wouldn't have happened.... sigh...


Then i thought to myself.. why we were all so stunned to react.... we are not street smart and when such a suitation happened, all of us didn't know how to react.. cause something like that could never happen the safe singapore... We would call the police to settle this kind of fruad but why didn't we think of that?


These Cheater are the black sheep of the flock that would leave a bad impression of tourist on Ho Chi Min City , Vietnam


May they be GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Overall.... the incident only reminds me to be aware....more conscious and made me treasure the kind of safety i was assured of in Singapore


After doing last minute packing, we proceed on the bus and to the airport, it was going to be the end of our 6 Days Trip in Vietnam, our Rendezvous spent away from Singapore.


Greeted by my family at the Air Port, was so happy to be back in Singapore
Surely i would miss Vietnam but Singapore was where i wanted to be...


The trip has certainly made me think deeper into everything and have broadened my perspective of the world. Experiencing Vietnam was not only a life changing experience but also one that has made me more conscious of my actions and most importantly to never take things for granted again.


With sweet memories etched in my mind of the trip, I am proud to be a global citizen. One who know I have the power to change the world as an individual. One who would take responsibility for my actions and one who know what it means to be a global citizen. Cam On(Thank You) Vietnam for all the priceless experiences

I HAVE BIG BALLOON 

FUN FUN FUN playing with the Kids 

Playing Jenga together 

Adorable little Gal 

Let me IN tooo 

Kids outside the Orphanage wanting to get in 

SO CUTE!!!!!! 

A Monk carrying out a ritual for the dead 

Statues at the Temple Visit 

Day 5

The Pagoda visit was quite similar to that we would find in Singapore. Learning about the Vietnamese/Chinese Buddhism as well as listening to some folk tales of Vietnam, I was intrigued by their folk tales as I used to read a lot of folk tales when I was young.


Next up was the orphanage visit where we toured around the orphanage and mingle with the orphans there. Although it was a brief two hour, I know that our act of compassion will be deeply engraved into the heart of the orphans there. Seeing their smile just makes me feel that this social responsibility to contribute back to the society was not only fun but also satisfying.I understand the passion now for social worker and volunteers to provide a better home or place for these kids to stay.


Equipping them with the necessarily skills and education for their future and although their parents have forsake them but as long as they do not forsake themselves, it is just the beginning of a different and more comfortable life for them.


Soon after our lunch after our short visit to the orphanage where we brought lots of fun and laughter to the kids, we proceeded to Ben Thanh Market to do our muchly anticipated SHOPPING!!!!!!!Shopped and shopped for around 4h + and went back to our Hotel and told Tieh Min to wake me up cause it was going to be the last night of partying and i didn't want to miss it...and ... I MISSED IT... ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!T.T... Jeff brought more Volka and they play lotsa of new game.. aiyah.. missed out on the ending la...


WHY..... WHY..... > . <

Soon Poh in the Foxhole Trap 

Our Tour Guide explaining the Vietnam War to Us 

Nasty Trap...  

WE ARE GLOBAL CITIZENS 

Ritual 

Pillars 

Cao Dai Ritual 

My View from my Cyclo 

Cyclo Tour 

Face the Guilliotine 

Specimens of deformed babies cause by nuclear warfare